Table 11. Private sector establishment births and deaths, not seasonally adjusted Service-providing (In thousands) Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 118 675 December N/A N/A 110 576 1993 March N/A N/A 164 1,110 June 144 839 115 643 September 144 816 114 605 December 143 799 109 576 1994 March 162 1,106 160 1,054 June 153 939 122 674 September 149 870 123 615 December 152 820 125 603 1995 March 172 1,159 158 993 June 155 936 124 691 September 147 837 130 690 December 157 850 123 625 1996 March 178 1,202 172 1,113 June 161 1,019 125 692 September 152 913 137 745 December 174 967 126 646 1997 March 187 1,270 176 1,177 June 170 992 133 711 September 160 910 135 725 December 160 908 139 748 1998 March 199 1,357 183 1,329 June 186 1,090 128 880 September 161 950 147 828 December 168 907 139 719 1999 March 191 1,362 194 1,411 June 181 1,068 146 820 September 162 926 155 843 December 187 910 140 729 2000 March 203 1,285 196 1,250 June 179 943 143 761 September 177 894 167 860 December 178 869 150 734 2001 March 199 1,218 214 1,471 June 183 969 160 905 September 170 887 175 910 December 178 844 154 751 2002 March 201 1,240 196 1,202 June 189 1,000 150 785 September 171 819 156 756 December 183 784 147 679 2003 March 196 1,039 197 1,107 June 174 813 145 686 September 163 731 155 661 December 179 778 143 610 2004 March 199 1,022 195 1,028 June 182 828 146 670 September 176 798 157 723 December 189 769 141 599 2005 March 204 959 197 936 June 191 806 146 625 September 183 772 159 673 December 197 753 151 579 2006 March 214 928 198 833 June 193 824 158 626 September 176 727 170 638 December 197 753 153 551 2007 March 210 914 203 846 June 186 747 163 634 September 185 751 176 643 December 195 718 160 562 2008 March 210 933 225 897 June 186 743 179 673 September 174 670 185 669 December 182 643 183 641 2009 March 188 759 243 933 June 173 662 176 613 September 158 585 180 595 December 175 568 160 508 2010 March 179 724 213 737 June 165 622 154 499 September 165 599 166 540 December 186 632 149 483 2011 March 189 733 201 696 June 183 655 159 522 September 164 631 160 533 December 185 626 148 488 2012 March 223 810 192 674 June 187 685 152 514 September 172 642 165 550 December 187 641 138 474 2013 March 191 757 199 724 June 192 678 174 537 September 178 654 164 540 December 191 644 146 477 2014 March 206 796 199 712 June 190 705 165 558 September 186 675 169 573 December 201 687 155 509 2015 March 221 834 216 786 June 205 731 170 575 September 201 729 175 568 December 221 729 161 529 2016 March 222 805 216 746 June 209 731 174 567 September 197 712 182 605 December 217 708 169 529 2017 March 226 815 216 745 June 209 738 182 600 September 199 696 190 626 December 220 692 170 534 2018 March 232 825 228 746 June 229 761 187 613 September 208 701 196 642 December 219 685 173 553 2019 March 242 826 231 779 June 222 738 196 640 September 209 689 198 633 December 243 733 182 576 2020 March 263 828 252 816 June 197 562 267 945 September 232 666 201 568 December 260 745 169 504 2021 March 290 854 223 675 June 309 863 184 529 September 301 841 210 601 December 348 916 200 564 2022 March 337 987 269 842 June 325 937 269 744 September 294 847 256 756 December 316 855 N/A N/A 2023 March 317 969 N/A N/A June 296 897 N/A N/A (1) Values for births are not available for the first three quarters of the time series by definition. (2) Values for deaths are not available for the most recent three quarters by definition.